Links (external links open in a new window)
The website of Östen Kristiansson (ostenkristiansson.se) was online until 2016.
Vittsjö Möbelfabrik website (vittsjomobelfabrik.se) – offline since 2020.
The village of Vittsjö – Wikipedia
Official website of the Vittsjö town
Vintageinfo
Many thanks to Max from AfterMidnight for the beautiful pictures and catalogue picture.
Luxus Globe Table Lamp
Materials: Round flat wood (teak or ash) base and rod. Leather cap in the bottom. Yellow globe lampshade with a small tube top end. Porcelain E27 socket.
Height: 60 cm / 23.62”
Width: ∅ 28 cm / 11.02”
Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 100 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.
Period: 1960s – Mid-Century Modern – Scandinavian Modern.
Designers: Uno & Östen Kristiansson.
Manufacturer: LUXUS, Vittsjö, Sweden.
Other versions: The Luxus globe table lamp is model 1108. It exists in several colours, as you can see in the catalogue picture.
LUXUS
Uno Kristiansson (born 1925) & Östen Kristiansson (1927-2003) are two brothers and designers from Sweden. They learned the furniture business from their father who ran his own company Vittsjö Furniture since 1929.
In 1950 Luxus was born; Uno Kristiansson founded his own company in the same town. He produced a range of products that were designed by the two brothers.
In the late 1960s Östen Kristiansson took over his father’s business and renamed it Östen Kristiansson AB. Today the company is operating under its original name, Vittsjö Möbelfabrik AB. He passed away in 2003.
Vittsjö is a small town in Sweden with some 1690 inhabitants (2016). One fifth of all employment is within the manufacturing industry. The town hosts six of the largest companies in Sweden.
Luxus Globe Table Lamp – 1960s Catalogue Picture
